The 2009 Sortilège Cup competition for professional mixologists is coming up!  On Monday, November 23rd and Tuesday, November 24th, men & women bartenders will compete to win a trip to Montreal in summer 2010 to visit the Sortilège plant.

The Gentlemen’s Competition will be held on Monday, November 23 2009, and the Ladies’ Competition will take place a day later.  Both events will be held at the Vancouver Convention Centre.

The details for the recipe, judging and scoring are as follows. Many of the competitions follow similar guidelines:

Recipes and ingredients:
o Must be expressed in oz.
o Must contain at least ½ oz. of Sortilège Liqueur.
o Competitors must bring their own ingredients, shakers, and glasses.
o Ingredients may be measured or freely poured.
o Heated ingredients are not allowed.

Judging
o The Judges’ committee will consist of 6 members:
o Media Judges (2 members)
o Mixologist Judges (2 members)
o Head Judges (2 members)

Scoring
o The Media and Mixologist judges will evaluate based on 3 categories:
o Appearance (0-8 points)
o Aroma (0-6 points)
o Taste (0-14 points)
o The Head Judges will evaluate based on 3 categories:
o Technique (0-15 points)
o Originality (0-15 points)
o Overall impression (0-15 points)
o Head Judges’ scoring will be counted and also used in the case of a tie. In the case of a tie the recipe that received the higher score from the Head Judges will be deemed the winner.